Hi There,
I've been reading and enjoying this forum for a long time but this is the first post.
As the title says, I'm looking for a DAC and I would like to ask help from guys here.
My criteria is following;
Price: around $200, max is $300.
Connection: XLR output, RCA output, USB input.
Data compatibility: PCM 353KHz/32bit or more (though this criteria is pretty mediocre)
functionality: Preamp(volume control, digital volume is preferred), not bus-powered(not every USB power line is clean).
Misc:
- I would like to seek for Price-Perfomance-ratio regarding sound quality.
- As I live in Japan, I prefer items which are available at Chinese markets such as aliexpress.
- I would like to pick one backed by objective measurements or unbiased information(the later is rarely available though).
I'm not leaning toward any specific models but my list of candidates are following so far.
- SMSL M200
- SMSL M300 MKII
- Soncoz LA-QXD1
thank you in advance !
I've been reading and enjoying this forum for a long time but this is the first post.
As the title says, I'm looking for a DAC and I would like to ask help from guys here.
My criteria is following;
Price: around $200, max is $300.
Connection: XLR output, RCA output, USB input.
Data compatibility: PCM 353KHz/32bit or more (though this criteria is pretty mediocre)
functionality: Preamp(volume control, digital volume is preferred), not bus-powered(not every USB power line is clean).
Misc:
- I would like to seek for Price-Perfomance-ratio regarding sound quality.
- As I live in Japan, I prefer items which are available at Chinese markets such as aliexpress.
- I would like to pick one backed by objective measurements or unbiased information(the later is rarely available though).
I'm not leaning toward any specific models but my list of candidates are following so far.
- SMSL M200
- SMSL M300 MKII
- Soncoz LA-QXD1
thank you in advance !